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It looks like the post-Dirk Nowitzki era will still be under the guidance of Rick Carlisle. The Dallas Mavericks have secured Carlisle’s presence on the sidelines all the way to the 2021-22 season after successfully reaching a five-year, $35 million dollar extension. From Marc Stein of ESPN.com: [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/662385751317811200] [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/662386201542815744] This doesn’t only mean [...]

LeBron James and Kevin Love are cool with one another…now. You can’t really go a full day without hearing how cool with one another they are. Love is a more integral part of the Cleveland Cavaliers offenses. LeBron is older. Kyrie Irving is still on the sidelines. The Cavs are, unlike last year, off to [...]

Thursday night was Dwyane Wade’s, as his Miami Heat emerged on top 96-84 against the Minnesota Timberwolves to kick off their brief two-game road trip on a high note. From the get go, the Heat took the lead and never looked back, mainly thanks to Dwyane Wade and his vintage performance of 25 points on [...]

Details surrounding Gerald Green’s hospitalization are starting to emerge. The Miami Heat announced on Wednesday that Green had been “admitted into the hospital,” but did not provide any additional context. By Thursday night, however, more information was available. According to USA Today‘s Jeff Zillgitt, Green was unconscious and bleeding at the time of the 911 [...]

The deadline to sign extensions for players on the final year of their rookie contract was at midnight last night and many of the top players from the draft class will go into the 2016 offseason as restricted free agents. One last minute deal got done right before the buzzer as the Raptors signed shooting [...]

Golden State Warriors Steve Kerr remains out of commission as he recovers from two back surgeries, and he may not be returning anytime soon. This, mind you, doesn’t seem to be reason enough to panic. The Warriors are still undefeated, still historically good, still destroying the concept of championship fatigue. Kerr has a great relationship [...]

Kyrie Irving is working back from a knee injury, and it appears the Cleveland Cavaliers point guard could return sooner than initially expected. According to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, Irving wouldn’t offer a specific date but—contrary to what the team has suggested—said he has one in mind. “There’s light at the end of the tunnel. In [...]

The San Antonio Spurs were looking end their three-game road trip on a winning note when they paid the Washington Wizards a visit at Verizon Center last night. Bradley Beal wasn’t so certain. Things almost went according to plan for Greg Popovich and company as they held on to the lead after three quarters. But [...]

Over the last few years, Derrick Rose’s relationship with the Chicago Bulls organization hasn’t been what you would call strong. Or even remotely good. Things seemed to take a wrong turn back in 2012-13, when Rose was actually medically cleared to play but ended up sitting out the entire season anyway. Rumors of mutual frustration [...]

Kevin Durant is so sweet. Following the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 103-98 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night, a game in which Durant and crew led by as many as 12 points, the 2013-14 MVP threw a hefty compliment Russell Westbrook’s way, per NewsOK.com’s Anthony Slater: Interesting comment in postgame. Durant, while talking about [...]